Star Wars: The Best of Star Wars Insider: Volume 1
Category: Books,Humor & Entertainment,Movies
Star Wars: The Best of Star Wars Insider: Volume 1 Details
About the Author Titan Magazines has been publishing the official Star Wars Insider magazine worldwide for over 60 issues and has featured celebrity contributors and guest editors over its distinguished run. Read more
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This contains a selection of interviews pulled from the many, many issues of Star Wars Insider. There's some really great stuff in here. Interviews with Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford from right before the original movie was released. The interview the Ralph McQuarrie is a highlight as well.The piece I found most interesting was the transcript of a discussion between George Lucas and Alan Dean Foster. Foster was the author of Splinter of the Mind's Eye, the first Star Wars story that wasn't an adaptation of the film.At the time of the discussion "A New Hope" had not yet been released, so Lucas was unsure if it would be a success. He was talking with Foster because he saw the book as an easy, cheap way to continue his story if the movie tanked and he couldn't make a sequel. They discuss things like killing off Leia and also finding a new villain. Lucas was unsure if Vader was a strong enough villain for the series. At that time James Earl Jones had not yet been called in to provide the voice for the character and transform him into the Vader we know today.
